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It's the show that launched the mixed martial arts explosion in 2005, and The Ultimate Fighter continues to produce the next generation of UFC stars with an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.

On this season of The Ultimate Fighter, every competitor is undefeated. Eight featherweights and eight lightweights from around the world will enter the competition, but who will remain unbeaten and win the UFC contracts? UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic take the helm as coaches.

With only one fight remaining in the competition before the live finale, Cormier surprises his team by hiring a private chef to cook a goodbye meal. Then, two warriors engage in an epic battle to determine who moves on to the featherweight final.

UFC lightweight Michael Chiesa visits Team Cormier at the gym. Miocic joins the fighters at the house to watch Fight Night. Then, two teammates leave it all on the line for a spot in the featherweight final.

With the preliminary fights in the rear-view mirror, the teams celebrate with an evening out racing exotic cars. Two UFC champions, current featherweight champ Max Holloway and former middleweight champ Luke Rockhold, pay a visit to a Team Cormier training session. Then Miocic teammates face off in the first semifinal fight.

A controversial fighter faces off against one of the top featherweights in the last preliminary fight of the season. Dana White meets with the coaches to discuss the semifinals and the matchups are announced.

One of the fighters receives devastating news that affects his standing in the competition. Then, in the buildup to the seventh preliminary fight, a lightweight encounters unexpected physical problems that put his fight future in doubt.

Tensions rise at the house after a fighter tries to provoke his opponent. Two losing fighters lobby Dana to get back in the competition. Then, the third featherweight fight determines the next semifinalist.

A serious injury threatens to take a fighter out of the competition. Daniel Cormier leaves Cain Velasquez temporarily in charge of the team. Then, two featherweights battle for a spot in the semifinals.

Two fighters get into a heated argument in the team van. During his weight cut, an irritable fighter has choice words for the house loudmouth. Then, two lightweights face off in the third preliminary fight.

Stipe Miocic gets creative redecorating the opposing team’s locker room. A fighter has a heated exchange with Cormier during practice. Then, the two most well-rounded featherweights in the competition go head to head in the Octagon.

For the first time ever, sixteen undefeated fighters from around the world -- eight lightweights and eight featherweights -- come to Las Vegas to compete on The Ultimate Fighter. The competition begins with coaches Daniel Cormier, the current UFC light heavyweight champion, and Stipe Miocic, the current UFC heavyweight champion, putting the fighters through drills to evaluate their skills. After UFC President Dana White arrives and greets the fighters, the coaches pick their teams and choose the first preliminary matchup.